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  • On June 18 and 19, MIP held its first IP Forum at Simpson's in the Strand in London, sponsored by IP law firm Morgan & Finnegan. Nearly 30 speakers covered a range of topical issues, with a particular focus on the latest developments in the US. The conference opened with a keynote speech by Todd Dickinson, former director of the PTO, outlining recent changes to IP law in the US. The first day covered patent developments such as business methods, gene patents, litigation, trade secrets and damages. Day one concluded with a panel session on European litigation and a cocktail reception.
  • The first of the new top-level domains have been launched with extensive measures to protect IP rights. James Nurton investigates the options available to trade mark owners
  • The US Supreme Court has decided four trade dress cases in the past 10 years. Dickerson M Downing reviews the decisions and asks if the Court is discouraging the over-extension of trade dress protection
  • Victims of trade secrets misappropriation often seek monetary awards to compensate for their loss. John P Fry and Robert L Lee analyze how US courts have calculated damages in recent trade secrets cases
  • Spain is Europe’s leading importer and cultivator of genetically modified corn. Yolanda Echeverría of Clarke Modet & Co in Madrid examines EU directives controlling this industry and explores the economic and health benefits of transgenic products
  • Johannes Lang, Jörk Zwicker and Reinhardt Schuster of Bardehle Pagenberg Dost Altenburg Geissler Isenbruck in Munich analyze recent patent developments in the German courts
  • The Brussels Court of Appeal recently delivered the first judgment in a Belgian torpedo case. Remco EP de Ranitz of Arnold & Siedsma in The Hague examines the implications of the decision for patent owners and the future of the Belgian torpedo strategy
  • Business methods. What is or isn’t patentable? As countries turn to the EPO for direction Tom Ekeberg of Onsagers in Oslo decribes the efforts underway to make the distinction clear